at the Crossroads Can reform deliver competitiveness and investments?

Monday, March 22 Tuesday, March 23

13:00 Registration & Light Luncheon 09:00 Registration

14:00 Opening 09:30 Reach and Implications of Greece’s Three Achilles Tsaltas, Vice President, Year Economic Stabilization Plan: How Successful Can It Be? International Herald Tribune George Papaconstantinou, Minister of Finance Theodoros Pangalos, Moderator: Jack Ewing, European Economics Correspondent, Vice President of the Hellenic Government International Herald Tribune

14:30 Opening Keynote 10:15 Keynote Speech Will Reform Bring Competitiveness and Dimitrios Droutsas, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Investment? Introduction: Achilles Tsaltas, Vice President, International Herald Louka Katseli, Tribune Minister of Economy, Competitiveness & Shipping 10:45 Any other reforms needed for the recovery of the economy? 15:00 Competitiveness Revisited: Reversing the Yannos Papantoniou, former Minister of Economy & Finance, Downward Trend President of the Centre for Progressive Policy Research Jennifer Blanke, Senior Economist, Head of Global Stefanos Manos, former Minister of Economy & Finance, Leader of“” Competitiveness Network, World Economic Forum Moderator: Achilles Tsaltas, Michael Dicks, Senior Economist, Barclays Wealth Vice President, International Herald Tribune Moderator: Jack Ewing, European Economics Correspondent, International Herald Tribune 11.30 Can Greece Act as a Hub and Platform for Business in South East Europe? 15:45 Coffee & Tea Break Alex Rondos, Advisor on International Affairs Agis Leopoulos, General Manager International Activities, 16:00 Reforms to Combat Bureaucracy and National Bank of Greece Promote Transparency – A Panel Discussion Lavrentis Lavrentiades, President, Lavrentiades Group of Harris Pamboukis, Minister of State Companies Moderator: Symeon Tsomokos, Constantinos Bakouris, President & Managing Director, S.G.T. S.A. President, Transparency International Greece Moderator: Jack Ewing, European Economics 12.15 Coffee & Tea Break Correspondent, International Herald Tribune 12:30 – Its Olympic Heritage and a Center for European 16:45 How Greece can improve the investment climate? Business and Culture Views from the Private Sector Nikitas Kaklamanis, Mayor of Athens Apostolos Tsoukalas, Constantinos Michalos, President, Chief Executive Officer, Invest in Greece Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry Paul Wright, Moderator: Achilles Tsaltas, President and Chief Executive Officer, Eldorado Gold Vice President, International Herald Tribune Andreas Andreadis, Vice-President, Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises, 14:00 Closing Lunch President of the Hellenic Hotels Federation Guest of Honor & Speaker Yanos Gramatidis, , Leader of the Opposition President, American–Hellenic Chamber of Commerce Introduction: Achilles Tsaltas, Moderator: Symeon Tsomokos, Vice President, International Herald Tribune President & Managing Director, S.G.T. S.A.

17:45 Investment prospects in Energy, Infrastructure, Technology, Tourism and Food Sectors Katerina Batzeli, Minister of Rural Development and Food Angela Gerekou, Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Moderator: Symeon Tsomokos, President & Managing Director, S.G.T. S.A.

18:30 Reception

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